Sooner Sunrise

SoonerScoop.com's Josh McCuistion joins the first edition of Sooner Sunrise to discuss OU's recruiting efforts and how National Signing Day on Feb. 3 wasn't a part of them.

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College football magazine guru Phil Steele talks producing a 300+ page publication during a pandemic, how Oklahoma's College Football Playoff chances look this season and who might contend for the Big 12 title.

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The Athletic's OU beat writer and friend of the pod Jason Kersey joins the program to discuss OU's major recruiting weekend, which saw two commitments. Buettner and Kersey also discuss OU's COVID-19 situation.

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On today’s episode, Oklahoma announced its players will return for voluntary workouts on July 1. We discuss the differing timelines between OU and the rest of the country (0:00-27:03). The guys then get off topic — SHOCKER! — and talk how bad Twitter has been lately and somehow start getting into the OKC-Tulsa debate (27:04-38:36). Joe and Tyler discuss OU’s virtual recruiting efforts, which Tyler wrote about it recently in The Transcript (38:37-48:20). Finally, The Athletic did a “Heisman Draft,” which has Spencer Rattler looking like a clear top-tier candidate for the 2020 award (48:21-Close).

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The Sooners picked up a lot of steam on the recruiting trail this past weekend. We discuss what these commitments mean to the Sooners’ 2021 class. (0:00-20:13) • OU coach Lincoln  Riley spoke with the media last week. Breaking down some of his comments from that Zoom call. (20:14-34:47) In non-OU related things, we talk “The Last Dance” and a lot more to wrap the show. (34:48-Close)

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The University of Oklahoma has removed President Joe Harroz's interim tag and officially named him the school's 15th president. We spoke with Transcript reporter Emma Keith on the move and how it might affect football season (0:00-29:34). Joe and Tyler then talk the start of football season and new opinions from Dr. Anthony Fauci and NCAA President Mark Emmert (29:35-55:00). Finally, Joe and Tyler discuss their favorite sports movies and the best individual performances they've covered as OU beat writers. 

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SoonerScoop.com and 107.7 The Franchise's Eddie Radosevich joins the program to talk Oklahoma football recruiting and the NCAA's new name-image-likeness regulations.

The boys are back and talking OU football from its recruiting efforts, canceled spring game and NFL Draft.

A rundown of the episode: How OU football used ESPN’s new docuseries about Michael Jordan to push its own brand. (0:00-12:00) • OU’s missed opportunity for its spring game and what it means going forward (12:01-30:50) • A look at this week’s NFL Draft and where CeeDee Lamb, Kenneth Murray, Neville Gallimore and Parnell Motley stand (30:51-43:10) • Joe and Tyler talk about their quarantines, as well as Norman eateries (43:11-Close)

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